Honesty is a lovely thing

After-hours flower display

Sign on after-hours flower display

Last week I saw this after-hours flower display. While I was watching I saw a woman pick three of the bouquets from the cabinet, write out a cheque, and slide it under the door.

That the flower shop proprietor would trust the people in the neighbourhood, and that the people in the neighbourhood would not abuse that trust is pretty remarkable. (And here I've just remarked on it.)